N.O.A.A. predicted that we would have around 6" of new snow by 07:00 this morning. I was not up to see the start of the storm, but I do not believe it started much before 04:00 hours since there was a bare dusting of new snow when I took Ike out for his morning walk at 06:00 hours. Since then we have accumulated another 2 inches of new snow. Of course it is still snowing, after all it is Saturday. Route 133 here in Wilton, Maine has yet to see a snowplow or sand truck start to clear the road. That should make it interesting for all those folks that like to speed on this road. They revalued our property and raised our taxes for less service than we had before. I guess it is time to think about moving to Township 2/Region 3 or somewhere away from an organized township.
The N.W.S. forecasts snow for the first half of the day, followed by a period of light snow, with the precipitation ending around 16:00 hours. All this is supported by the cloud cover forecast (96%/97%/94%/78%). There is still some precipitation showing up on the NEXRAD regional composite radar, but I am not sure how long it will last. There were prediction of significant snowfall, but I do not see that happening. We may have a couple more inches, but I do not see the amounts that were predicted last night. There was another storm predicted for tomorrow, but according to the Weather Underground model forecast maps that appears to be going south of us.
My Weather Stick is frowning again due to the 85% relative humidity. All three of my electronic instruments currently forecast foul weather with falling barometric pressure. Can we say there is a storm system in the area? I guess we can. Our low temperatures recorded by those instruments were 26.0°F, 24.8°F and 28.9°F. With the barometric pressure falling (and it is) I would guess we are in for some more snow, but I do not think we will get nearly as much as they predicted last night.
Low Temperature (°F): 26
Current Temperature (°F): 26.4
Relative Humidity (%): 85%
Dew Point (°F): 22.4
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 29.83
Wind Direction: Calm
Wind Speed (mph): 0.0
Wind-Chill (°F): 26.4
Precipitation (Type): Snow
Amount (Inches): 2.00
Cloud Cover (AM): Overcast
Cloud Type: Stratus
Weather Stick: Down
Comparative data for the overnight.
Temperature:32°F/31.8°F//30°F/28.5°F//28°F/26.9°F//27°F/26.0°F
Relative Humidity: 58%/61%//69%/69%//70%/78%//74%/84%
The N.W.S. did better overnight than they did yesterday. The temperature forecasts were all within 5°F of the recorded temperature and the relative humidity forecasts were all within 10% of the recorded data. This was an excellent job.
Forecast data for today.
Temperature:26°F/33°F/37°F/37°F.
Relative Humidity: 92%/69%/66%/59%

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